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Breast-fed babies should be introduced to iron-rich meat after 6 months
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In a major departure, new Canadian guidelines say parents should be offering their six-month-old infants meat, fish, poultry or meat alternatives two or three times a day. And they say these iron-rich foods should be the first that babies consume when being introduced to solids.
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My 16 month old has been eating meat since fairly early on. I'd say 7 months I was pureeing it into her sweet potatoes. She loves meat. It's the one thing on her plate she almost always eats at dinner time. Her favourite is steak, and with only 5 teeth so far, she makes quick work of it.
Plan: Depends on the Day
Stats: 221/169.6/145
BF:
Progress: 68%
Location: Southeastern, Iowa USA
My kids were eating meat early too. Started out with puread meat and as the matured, softer meats and its amazing how they make "quick work" out of steaks.